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News Corp Class B

133 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.42B invested in News Corp Class B in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 34

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.25B → $1.42B (+$164M)

7% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.4M | Put options by funds: $10.7M

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 144133 (-11)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 27

Holders
133
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-7.64%
% of All Funds
3.86%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
18
Increased
49
Reduced
34
Closed
27
Calls
$11.4M
Puts
$10.7M
Net Calls
+$722K
Net Calls Change
-$332K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SAM
1
Southeastern Asset Management
Tennessee
$451M +$21.8M +1,249,344 +5%
Alkeon Capital Management
2
Alkeon Capital Management
New York
$136M +$24.3M +1,395,000 +22%
Pzena Investment Management
3
Pzena Investment Management
New York
$115M +$32.7M +1,875,945 +41%
First Eagle Investment Management
4
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$68.6M -$1.25M -71,873 -2%
SCM
5
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$67.1M +$7.23M +414,511 +12%
D.E. Shaw & Co
6
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$54.8M -$38.3M -2,196,780 -42%
PP
7
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$46.2M +$9.36M +536,383 +26%
Deutsche Bank
8
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$38.3M +$13.5M +776,508 +57%
MP
9
Manikay Partners
New York
$35.3M +$13.9M +794,700 +67%
SC
10
Sculptor Capital
New York
$27.7M -$2.44M -139,723 -8%
NM
11
Newtyn Management
New York
$24.1M +$7.85M +450,000 +50%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$21.7M +$6.75M +386,634 +47%
CC
13
CQS Cayman
Cayman Islands
$19.6M +$1.54M +88,305 +9%
Macquarie Group
14
Macquarie Group
Australia
$19.4M +$19M +1,086,524 +103,478%
Norges Bank
15
Norges Bank
Norway
$18.7M -$535K -30,635 -3%
Vanguard Group
16
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$18.4M +$1.91M +109,625 +12%
CIM
17
Contrarius Investment Management
Jersey
$18.1M +$604K +34,604 +4%
California Public Employees Retirement System
18
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$16.2M +$10.6M +606,750 +197%
GI
19
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$15.8M +$963K +55,202 +7%
EM
20
Elliott Management
New York
$14M -$30.4M -1,739,472 -69%
GF
21
Gabelli Funds
New York
$12.7M +$680K +39,000 +6%
6CM
22
683 Capital Management
New York
$11.1M -$1.95M -111,960 -15%
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
23
Eagle Capital Management (New York)
New York
$10.9M -$212K -12,163 -2%
RFC
24
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$10.2M +$1.4M +80,323 +16%
CPM
25
Chesapeake Partners Management
Maryland
$9.04M

NWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

133 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in News Corp Class B (NWS) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $1.42B — up 13% from $1.25B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of NWS and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 49 added.

The largest buyer was Pzena Investment Management, adding an estimated $32.7M. The largest seller was D.E. Shaw & Co, cutting an estimated $38.3M.

  • 133 institutional investors held News Corp Class B (NWS) as of Q4 2013, down from 144 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.42B of News Corp Class B stock for Q4 2013, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new News Corp Class B positions in Q4 2013 and 27 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest News Corp Class B buyer in Q4 2013 was Pzena Investment Management, an estimated $32.7M added.
  • The largest News Corp Class B seller in Q4 2013 was D.E. Shaw & Co, an estimated $38.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.